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Laptop Computers for Teachers |
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Glenn Brown, teacher at both Cooroy and Pomona campuses, using his new laptop
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As part of an Education Queensland Smart Classrooms initiative, Noosa District State High School teachers are in the process of receiving their new laptop computers. As part of the “Computers for Teachers” program, teachers will be encouraged to incorporate digital learning into the curriculum. |
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Students Meet Premier Anna Bligh |
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Anna Bligh MP
Premier of Queensland
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Two students from Noosa District State High School, Liam Mitchell and Victoria Shipp, recently met Premier Anna Bligh when they attended the “State of the State” address in Brisbane during the September school holidays. The students were able to attend the event due to sponsorship through Energex’s Bright Futures program.
In this major address to the Queensland business and broader community, the Premier reflected on her year in office and outlined her future priorities including plans that will have wide ranging implications for Queensland’s future economic and social development.
Both students found the event to be of great value as it highlighted how the media’s portrayal of Queensland’s politicians had influenced their own perceptions of our State’s leader.
By their participation in the Bright Futures Program, Energex hopes to encourage students in their career goals and aspiration by providing an insight into operations and issues in the business world. |
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Students Test Paper Products |
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Year 10 student, Max Hirst, testing various paper products
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Year 10 students at Noosa District State High School have been performing “consumer tests” on a variety of paper products. As part of their Preparation for Multistrand Science” unit, the students investigated the qualities that made paper products (such as toilet paper, paper towel, and facial tissues) desirable from a consumer’s point of view.
Students need to devise their own testing methods, using both subjective (opinion-based) and objective (measurement based) means. Students recorded their results, performed statistical and graphical analyses, and then made recommendations regarding the more superior product.
Students have also investigated how cost, colour, texture and smell influenced the consumerism of some products. As some of the students are casually employed at the local supermarket, discussions then continued into the usefulness of this data in a real-world setting. |
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